How Can Interior Design Influence or Change Globalization

Understanding of Other Cultures

-          Interior Design can help people to understand and remind them that, although everyone is different, they are all after the same purpose. When designing a house you want it to convey who you are and your taste. You are not designing for anyone else. This is true in all countries when people decide to redo their house or build a house. Relating two cultures who think they are completely different , although in most ways they are, is very helpful when trying to understand someone else’s culture and beleifs.

-          Designers are taught about different cultures and the traditions each of these cultures have whether it be related to design or not. I think a large portion of today’s society has a difficult time accepting others.

For instance, people may question why those who live in another country do things a certain way or the ‘wrong way’. Who is to say it is wrong? YOU?

I’m going to put it in large bold words for everyone to see. RESPECT

Everyone, no matter how ugly or imperfect you may think something is, to someone else it may be just the opposite. And everyone should ask themselves, “Does it physically hurt me to see someone else choose to design their house this way…?” NO IT DOES NOT! 

Have respect for someone else’s ethnicity and lifestyle and the beliefs’ and traditions that they uphold. There are a lot you and I can learn from other people.  

Okay so we dwindled off the path of globalization so how about we relate all of this back to it. Globalization is about spreading ideas and working together to create a more connected society. What better way than learning about other cultures and, although we all are very different, we are also all alike in many ways.

Being More in Tune with the Media and Current Situations

The Interior Design profession should be up to date on the social, political, and, probably most of all, economic changes which will influence the market. Designers need to be sensitive to the times and the way people live.

For example, in present day times there is not always a for sure about anything. Can people afford to go out to eat like they always have? Can they afford gas if they are driving long distances to work? Are vacations an option for everyone at this time?

I think Interior Design is a great business and with the help of the media and certain sources such as books and the internet, designers are able to see the way people are living and the way people cannot afford to live. A designer goes to school to be able to take what a client wants and needs and create a beautiful space with those ideas. So, once a designer is educated, just like they were educated in school, they should be able to adjust how they design and choose materials based on the wants and needs of the client no matter how difficult it may be.

Of course you cannot have a client who wants a kitchen with soapstone countertops with a budget of $500.00 but when or if you do, you take these ideas, no matter how crazy they may be, and choose other similar options that serve the same purpose, are also very durable, but have a more forgiving price tag.

There are many other ways the interior design profession can influence globalization such as keeping up with popular trends, not only in this country but everyone country.

So, in short, there are positives and negatives to globalization, but, since the entire world is experiencing it and it seems as though that is the direction everything is going, I think we should take the positivity and roll with it. Let’s leave the negativity behind.

 There is no sense in bottling up all of this creativity and the overwhelming number of design ideas we have so how about we show the world what we can do!!